Re: [PATCH -tip] uaccess: fix parameters inversion for__copy_from_user_inatomic()

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:42:44 EST



* Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The following patch changes to use __copy_from_user_inatomic(),
> but the passing parameters incorrect.
>
> x86: some lock annotations for user copy paths, v3
>
> - add annotation back to clear_user()
> - change probe_kernel_address() to _inatomic*() method
>
> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/uaccess.h | 2 +-
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h
> index 2062293..6b58367 100644
> --- a/include/linux/uaccess.h
> +++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h
> @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __copy_from_user_nocache(void *to,
> \
> set_fs(KERNEL_DS); \
> pagefault_disable(); \
> - ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic((__force typeof(retval) __user *)(addr), &(retval), sizeof(retval)); \
> + ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic(&(retval), (__force typeof(retval) __user *)(addr), sizeof(retval)); \

*blush*. Thanks!

Ingo
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